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There are seven games in the Premier League on Saturday and BBC Sport will bring you every moment. Brighton v LeedsBurnley v Arsenal - listen on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2Crystal Palace v BrentfordFulham v WolvesNottingham Forest v Manchester United - listen on BBC Radio 5 LiveTottenham v Chelsea (17:30) - listen on BBC Radio 5 LiveLiverpool v
Harry Maguire’s late header sealed a statement win for Ruben Amorim's Manchester United, while Liverpool's slump, Palace's thriller and Forest's chaos rounded out another wild Premier League weekend.
The Premier League cited the "expansion of European club competitions" as the root cause of the change to English football's Boxing Day schedule.
The Carabao Cup fourth-round has supplied an extra bit of spice to Gameweek 10 of the 2025–26 Premier League season, which begins with a busy Saturday.
The Premier League have said that the “expansion” of European competition is why there is only one game being played on Boxing Day this year. This season’s festive fixtures were released on Friday, with Manchester United taking on Newcastle United in the only match on December 26.
Danny Welbeck's remarkable scoring streak has thrust the 34-year-old striker back into the England conversation, with his sixth Premier League goal in Saturday's 3-0 win over Leeds United adding fuel to growing calls for a national team recall.
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Premier League blames European expansion for lack of Boxing Day games
Premier League chiefs have blamed the reduction of Boxing Day matches this season on the expansion of European competitions. "There are now several challenges to Premier League fixture scheduling rooted in the expansion of European club competitions - which led to a revision of our domestic calendar ahead of last season,
The "expansion of European club competitions" has led to there being just one top-flight game on 26 December, says the Premier League.